while i'm not going to disagree with selections like jefferson, amare and bargs, i just hate how everything has become so statistical when it comes to defence. to me, the only stat that matters on defence is the opponents FG% and measuring that doesn't even prove anything individually. these plus minus stats are on par with jeffb as the most annoying thing to do with basketball discussions.

Oh, it's not just stats that are putting him on the all sucky D team, although if you are measuring, stats are a good place to start. Among those saying he plays poor defense: analysts, journalists, his coach, his GM and fans.

* No-Defense Coach of the Year: Toronto’s Jay Triano. Opponents shot 48.2% from the field vs. the porous Raps, and that’s after the Raptors shed last year’s NDPOY, Hedo Turkoglu. Something is wrong here.

I actually believe DeRozan will become a better defender if Bargnani and Calderon are traded. Seeing those two vets playing no defense makes himself question why he bothers playing defense, and their ways rub off on him.

Theres definitely the Raptor Way.
New players are active on D and conetst shots etc but then see that they stick out and fade out like the rest. Of recent newcomers only Reggie Evans managed to keep his effort up.
I swear, even Hedo was defending properly when he first played.

So you have three raptor players being mentioned as one of the worst defenders for their position. Also these are the same players who get the bulk of the minutes. Is it the players or the coach. Golden State has the same problem and they fired their coach. Oh Yeah, let's keep Triano. For all the Triano supporters, is this coach that will remove this team from being the worst defensive team in the NBA the last two years.